M.W.Barley Collection (1953, J.D.Crossland & R.Morris)
Source:
Mr. J. D. Crossland (Inf.); Mr. R. Morris (Inf.)
E. Bridgford: Plough Monday Play
M.W.Barley Collection,
Col. 1953, Ref.Ba P 1/20
Textual fragments (54 lines) and description of a Plough Bullocking play from
East Bridgford, Notts., last performed about 1912 for a week at Plough
Monday. The characters are; Tom Fool, Eezum-Squeezum, Old Lady or Beelzebub,
Doctor, Farmer's Boy, Soldier and Joey. "Apparently at an earlier stage they
carried a plough."
Variant: b
Transcript
Collected by Miss E.M. Paling.
from {Mr. J.D. Crossland
{Mr. R. Morris.
E. Bridgford
Plough Monday Play
See full transcript...
Variant: d
Transcript
EAST BRIDGFORD PLOUGH MONDAY PLAY
Collected by Miss E.M. Paling from Mr. J.D. Crossland, Mr. R.
Morris, 1953, Last performed
about 1912
Tom Fool enters first, wearing a long hat and garments stuffed
See full transcript...
Index Terms:
| Locations: |
East Bridgford, Notts. (SK6943)
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| Years: |
Col. 1953; Ceased about 1912
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| Subjects: |
Text Fragments; Plough Bullocking; Play; Plough Monday; Tom Fool; Eezum-Squeezum; Old Lady; Beelzebub; Doctor; Farmer's Boy; Soldier; Joey; Plough Trailing
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| People: |
Miss E. M. Paling (Col.); Maurice Willmore Barley (Col.)
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| Archives: |
TDRG Archive, Ref. TD00456
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Last Updated Jan 1992 by Peter Millington.
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